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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
DENVER
Region 08Rank #44 of 160
Avg processing
244days
-20 vs national
Processing time
244
8.1 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,483
FY receipts
2,587
FY dispositions
2,162
Active judges
8
Video hearings
56%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
60.7%
+2.9 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.20
Growing
Rank
#44
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 8 judges
45%
83%
0%Median 60.0%100%
At DENVER, approval rates range from 44.5% (LaRiccia, Rebecca) to 83.1% (Hugar, Terrence) — a 39-pointspread. Assignment is effectively the luck of the draw, so the judge a case lands with can matter more than the office’s average. Plan for the median (60.0%), not the best case.
Judges at DENVER (8)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugar, Terrence | 83.1% | 248 | 206 | 42 | |
| Kurbegov, Sasha | 75.5% | 155 | 117 | 38 | |
| Millington, Jennifer B | 60.9% | 207 | 126 | 81 | |
| Holappa, Jeffrey N. | 60.5% | 253 | 153 | 100 | |
| McGovern, Shane | 59.6% | 136 | 81 | 55 | |
| Justice, Erin | 56.0% | 334 | 187 | 147 | |
| Denney, Debra | 53.1% | 226 | 120 | 106 | |
| LaRiccia, Rebecca | 44.5% | 265 | 118 | 147 |